Teresa Gimpera Explained

Birth Name:Teresa Gimpera Flaquer
Birth Date:21 September 1936
Birth Place:Igualada, Spain
Death Place:Barcelona, Spain
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Children:3
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1963–2024

Teresa Gimpera i Flaquer (21 September 1936 – 23 July 2024) was a Spanish film and television actress and model of the 1960s and 1970s.[1]

Biography

Teresa Gimpera Flaquer was born in Igualada, province of Barcelona, on 21 September 1936.[2] [3] Her parents were both teachers, and grew up in the Sant Andreu neighbourhood of Barcelona.[4]

Her first job was with Leopoldo Pomés as an advertisement model. She later made her film debut in Fata Morgana (1965). She went on to star in numerous films throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

She married Octavio Sarsanedas, who worked in advertising at the Seix Barral publishing house. They had three children, Marc, Job, and Joan.[5]

In 1990, she married U.S. actor Craig Hill; he had moved to Barcelona, Spain where he had found work in Spaghetti Westerns. They were married for 24 years until Hill's death in April 2014.

Gimpera died in Barcelona on 23 July 2024, at the age of 87.[6]

Selected filmography

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Mira p. 146
  2. Web site: Teresa Gimpera: "A los jóvenes les digo que sean valientes. Es lo que he hecho yo en la vida. Ara. Antoni. Bassas. 20 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Teresa Gimpera: «Con esta sonrisa he ganado mucho dinero». La Verdad. 18 January 2017. César. Coca.
  4. Web site: Teresa Gimpera: Biografía y filmografía. 26 January 2017.
  5. Web site: Teresa Gimpera: La musa de la 'gauche divine' que se codeó con Hitchcock. Diario de Sevilla. Fátima. Díaz. 16 February 2022.
  6. News: Muere la actriz y modelo Teresa Gimpera a los 87 años . 23 July 2024 . El País . 23 July 2024.